Sr. Director - Quality, Concord

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

The Site Quality Leader is primarily responsible for overseeing the execution of the Quality Management System. This includes ensuring compliance with cGMPs, policies, procedures and standards that are required to support parenteral manufacturing, device assembly, and packaging. He/she effectively influences the leadership on strategic direction and tactical implementation of the quality system. The individual in this role establishes the site's quality objectives, priorities, and roadmap.

He/she leads and/or participates in the assessment, development, and implementation of critical projects in support of continuous quality improvements. This may include new facility delivery or existing facility expansion/recapitalization. He/she will also provide quality support for achieving key business objectives.

The Senior Director, QA, determines and manages the work agenda and budget for the team. He/she provides leadership and direction in managing product-related quality matters, assuring the independence of the quality unit, while making decisions regarding quality issues. This individual ensures that the products are fit for their intended use and comply with US and international regulatory requirements. The Senior Director, QA, leads and responds to regulatory agency inspections and inquiries.

He/she reviews/approves GMP documentation including procedures, training, master production records, technical protocols and reports, change proposals, deviations, and corrective/preventive actions. The Quality Senior Director is responsible for the productivity, tracked through metrics, and the development/enhancement of the department's staff using the performance management process. The individual in this position will be responsible for quality oversight for parenteral drug product manufacturing, device assembly, and/or packaging, as well as other Quality support functions.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

* Stay true to Lilly's values of Integrity, Excellence and Respect of People. Make sure employees are trained & understand "Red Book" ethics and compliance.

* Ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Get strong participation from the Q team to HSE program. Monitor, verify, evaluate, and drive improvement towards site goals.

* Ensure staff is qualified, that the initial & continuous training/ GMP education of all personnel is carried out as needed.

* Develop people capability & knowledge (technical expertise, behavioral & managerial).

* Ensure communication of the quality objectives and priorities to all site personnel.

* Manage resources according to quality objectives, site priorities & anticipate future business needs including headcount and finances.

* Actively recruit, coach, and develop personnel within the Lilly quality unit.

* Ensure that Quality activities are performed in accordance with procedural requirements and meet planned timelines.

* Provide administrative support & technical leadership to the site quality unit.

* Assures the independence of the Site Quality Unit.

* Ensures the development, adequacy, and effectiveness of the site's quality management system.

* Ensures systems are in place to release or reject raw materials, intermediates, packaging materials, device components, and consumables.

* Establish and ensure a system is in place for evaluating and releasing batch records in accordance with regulations and company standards.

* Ensure, in partnership with the Senior Director, Quality Control, all necessary controls, testing, and monitoring are carried out with the quality control function in accordance with the marketing authorization.

* Ensure, in partnership with the Senior Director, Quality Control, a system is in place for approving specification, sampling instructions, test methods & batch records.

* Ensure that all required quality agreements are in place & maintained.

* Ensure site processes, equipment, instruments, utilities & facilities are qualified / validated and maintained for the intended use.

* Ensure that there is a process at the site to perform root cause investigation for quality matters (deviations, complaints, stability failures, results out specifications) and there is a system monitoring of corrective actions and ensure there is a process for evaluating proposed changes. Ensure the site has a CAPA program and a quality plan where corrections and corrective actions and significant quality improvement / enhancement initiatives are described.

* Ensure…